Humira Delivery and Injection #1
Today was Humira delivery day, originally scheduled for the afternoon but the nurse called yesterday, who was supposed to be coming on Wednesday, to rearrange for today if possible as her schedule is hectic Wednesday and didn’t want us to miss Harry Potter lol Very considerate :)
However, not knowing exactly when it was all going down now over the next few days just added to my anxiety but I managed to get some sleep last night until about 8:00 this morning. I just lay in bed feeling sick as hell, listening to every car door shut, wondering if it was the delivery van. At about 9:15am he arrived with 2 boxes of Humira containing 2 pens each and 2 alcohol swabs as well as a bright yellow Sharps Container.
Humira Pens - 2
Sharps Box
Joanne, the nurse, is very nice and stayed for about an hour going over how to inject, disposal, storage, delivery and any technical issues and who to get in touch with if there are any problems. The entire family was present, even sickly Gondor, for all the information and the stabbing itself. Going through the injection procedure was nerve wracking mostly because she’d made it clear that I’d be doing it MYSELF :o She made me repeat the steps she’d shown me with the practice pen out loud and then it was onto the real thing. I found it kinda hard to grab some fat on my thigh and hold onto it, but managed with a little help as she placed her hand on top on mine to keep the pressure because of my dodgy thumbs : /
I sat with the pen all set up against my thigh for a few minutes trying to get myself to push the button and couldn’t do it! :o I was told to take a deep breath and go when I was ready and after a bit I did managed to click. The stinging sensation was pretty intense, but 10 seconds and it was over. The injection went well, no bleeding which seemed to surprise the nurse however it stung properly for a little while after and is currently hot to touch, sore if pressure is applied or I move too quickly. Otherwise so far so good.
However, not knowing exactly when it was all going down now over the next few days just added to my anxiety but I managed to get some sleep last night until about 8:00 this morning. I just lay in bed feeling sick as hell, listening to every car door shut, wondering if it was the delivery van. At about 9:15am he arrived with 2 boxes of Humira containing 2 pens each and 2 alcohol swabs as well as a bright yellow Sharps Container.
Humira Pens - 2
Sharps Box
Joanne, the nurse, is very nice and stayed for about an hour going over how to inject, disposal, storage, delivery and any technical issues and who to get in touch with if there are any problems. The entire family was present, even sickly Gondor, for all the information and the stabbing itself. Going through the injection procedure was nerve wracking mostly because she’d made it clear that I’d be doing it MYSELF :o She made me repeat the steps she’d shown me with the practice pen out loud and then it was onto the real thing. I found it kinda hard to grab some fat on my thigh and hold onto it, but managed with a little help as she placed her hand on top on mine to keep the pressure because of my dodgy thumbs : /
I sat with the pen all set up against my thigh for a few minutes trying to get myself to push the button and couldn’t do it! :o I was told to take a deep breath and go when I was ready and after a bit I did managed to click. The stinging sensation was pretty intense, but 10 seconds and it was over. The injection went well, no bleeding which seemed to surprise the nurse however it stung properly for a little while after and is currently hot to touch, sore if pressure is applied or I move too quickly. Otherwise so far so good.